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School Choice Works in Rural America — Just Take a Look at Florida

Seizing on Parents’ Frustration, GOP Govs Push for ‘Education Savings Accounts’

Training For Public School Librarians Could Mean More Book Bans and Censorship

Report: Half of Largest School Districts Changed Leaders Since Pandemic

Both Sides Claim Victory on Education, but No Clear Lessons from Midterms

DeSantis Solidifies Control of FL Ed Policy With Pickup of 6 School Board Seats

Gov. Ron DeSantis, Who Leveraged Parent Outrage Over Schools, Wins Big in FL

More Than Month After Ian: Southwest FL Schools Still Struggling, Adapting After Hurricane Damage

Some 1,400 Florida Schools Receive $200 Million in ‘School Recognition’ Funds

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WATCH — Jurors Recommend Life Sentence for Parkland Gunman Who Killed 17

‘Until Further Notice’: 5 Districts Still Closed After Ian, Disrupting FL’s Ed System

Video — Florida Teen Invents World’s First Sustainable Electric Vehicle Motor

Touting Education Record, DeSantis Outlines Agenda for Beating the ‘Elites’

New Year, New Fear: Students Return to Schools with Beefed-Up Security Post-Uvalde

Former COVID Data Whistleblower, Now Congressional Candidate With Bold K-12 Plan

DeSantis-Backed Candidates Rack Up School Board Wins Across Florida

Principals Traumatized by School Shootings Release Guide to Recovery

Fewer Than Half of Florida Students Passed Key Math Exam; Only 1 in 5 Proficient

ACLU-Backed Lawsuit Charges Florida’s ‘Stop W.O.K.E.’ Law Is Unconstitutional

Fewer than Half of Florida 5th Graders Passed State Science Exam

Schools Brace For Monkeypox Outbreak With Little Guidance to Guide Response

Fl. Congressman Crist Goes After DeSantis’ School System; Launches Platform

New ‘Civics Career Academies’ for FL Teens Raise Questions About Curriculum and Money

DeSantis Calls on Conservative Moms at National Summit to Fight ‘Leftist’ Agenda

‘Long Road to Recovery’: Math, Reading Scores Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Florida’s New Civics Ed Training Igniting Questions of Religious Indoctrination

Educator’s View: ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Rules Don’t Have to Silence Teachers

LGBTQ Teachers Face Discrimination, Hate — and Their Own Fears

Uvalde School Police Chief Placed on Leave

Ohio Teachers May Soon Carry Guns. Among Experts’ Safety Concerns: Racial Bias

After Uvalde Shooting, Parkland Survivors Head Up Huge Gun Safety Rally — Again

Florida, Critical Race Theory and the Future of Textbooks

Florida’s Alarming Reading Scores: Third-Grade Test Shows Only 1 in 4 Proficient

Policy Changes Regarding Opioid Overdoses and Seizures Coming to FL Schools

Survey: Nearly ½ of LGBTQ Youth Considered Suicide in the Last Year

Half of States Set to Ban Abortion Have No Sex Ed Requirements

Teachers Using Handcuffs & Zip-Ties on Students? New Law to Ban Extreme Measures

Exclusive: Large Districts Losing Students; Boom Towns, Virtual Schools Growing

Experts Call FL’s ‘Stop WOKE’ Bill ‘Flatly Unconstitutional’

DeSantis Approves Boost to Parental Input on School Library Books; Critics Fear Bans

Feds Set Aside Financial Resources for HBCUs Affected by Bomb Threats, Including Florida Private Universities

Florida House Wants $200 Million to 'Reward' Schools Following DeSantis on Masks

Principal's View: Creating Schools With the Workplace in Mind

Florida Passes 'Don’t Say Gay' Bill: Inside the Senate Vote & National Backlash

Republican Senator Wanted to Soften So-Called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill; His Colleagues Didn’t Want To

Florida House Docks $200 Million From School Districts Over COVID Mask Rules

Is Florida GOP Censoring Education Under Guise of 'Individual Freedom'?

Censorship & Fear Forcing Educators to Pull Books From Florida School Libraries

Florida Law Would Whitewash Conversations About Race & Gender, Advocates Warn

Inside FLA.'S K-5 Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Program

Lawmakers May Censor Talk of Race, Gender in FL Schools, Workplaces

Black Student Enrollment Is Up in FL Schools of Choice — & So Is Achievement

Feds to Send Florida $86.9M for School Meals Amid Supply-Chain Challenges

State Leaders Look to Restrict How Teachers and Employers Can Talk About Race

Handcuffs on Students? Florida Lawmakers Hope to End Practice

Florida Governor: States Closing Schools During Omicron Are Being 'Absurd'

Following Federal Scrutiny, FL Education Officials Returned $878,000 to Certain Local School Boards

Confronting English Learners Stark Under-Representation in Gifted & Talented

Miami’s Carvalho Brings Rock Star Status to Top L.A. Schools Job

4 Things to Know About Los Angeles Unified’s New Schools Chief

A Voucher Program to Curb Bullying in FL Schools Could Expand — But it May Not be About Bullying

States Passed Retention Laws to Combat Learning Loss, But Most Parents Said No

FBI Reaches ‘Unprecedented’ Settlement With Parkland Families

Moms for Liberty Co-Founder on Parent ‘Warriors’ Who Challenge School Boards

Surprise Study: Remedial Classes for Middle-Schoolers Led More to Finish College

Parkland Suspect to Plead Guilty, Will Face Jury on Death Penalty Decision

Exclusive Data: Absenteeism Surged Among English Learners During Pandemic

Florida Governor’s Plan to Nix End-of-Year Tests Lacks Details

The Fatal Flaws of Conservatives Championing the ‘Recklessly Unmasked’

Watch: Ed Leaders Describe Reopening As Delta, Mask Fights Heat Up

'Horrific': School Leaders Describe Reopening Amid Fights Over Masks, Delta

Florida Districts Hold Firm On Mask Mandates as COVID Cases Grow

This Student-Led Nonprofit is Changing Teens’ Minds on the Vaccine

New Data: Red States Offered 432 More Hours of In-Person Learning v. Blue States

Study: Well-Off Families Flee After School Shootings

COVID Learning Loss: New Warning as 54% of Miami Kids Below Grade Level in Math

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